insert_link Sport Sad Pacquiao accepts his Olympic dream is over A "saddened and disappointed" Manny Pacquiao conceded Monday his Olympic boxing dream was over after the ring great was denied a berth at this year's Paris games. The International Olympic Committee rejected a special request for Pacquiao to take part, the Philippine Olympic Committee announced Sunday. Pacquiao, 45, who hung up his gloves in 2021 before an unsuccessful presidential run, said he respected the decision of the IOC, […] today19 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Dutch runner Femke Bol breaks own 400m indoor world record Femke Bol broke her own indoor 400m world record on Sunday as she recorded a time of 49.24sec in the Dutch championships in Apeldoorn. Bol, the double world champion outdoors at 400m hurdles, improved her own record set at the same venue last year by two hundredths of a second. The 23-year-old had demonstrated she was in the form for fast times by opening her season with 49.69sec in […] today19 February, 2024
insert_link Sport India crush England with record win to lead Test series 2-1 Yashasvi Jaiswal hit an unbeaten double century to help India to its biggest-ever win Sunday, crushing England by 434 runs in the third Test to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Chasing 557 for victory, England's batting fell like a pack of cards with the loss of eight wickets in the final session to be dismissed for 122 on day four in Rajkot. "In Test cricket... when […] today19 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Lappi wins in Sweden to end long wait for rally victory Esapekka Lappi nursed his overnight lead to win the Swedish Rally on Sunday and take his first victory in six-and-a-half years. Welshman Elfyn Evans was second, 34 seconds behind, in a Toyota. Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux finished another 14.1sec behind in a Ford to gain his first podium finish in the elite WR1 category, as all three manufacturers made the podium. Belgian Thierry Neuville, winner of the season-opening Monte […] today19 February, 2024
insert_link Sport MLB commissioner Manfred says he will step down in 2029 Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said on Thursday he will step down when his current contract expires in January 2029. Manfred became MLB's 10th commissioner in 2015, elected to replace Bud Selig, and received a contract extension last July. "You can only have so much fun in one lifetime," Manfred told reporters in Tampa, Florida, during New York Yankees pre-season training ahead of next month's start of […] today16 February, 2024
insert_link Sport Klinsmann sacked as South Korea coach after less than a year Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as South Korea coach Friday following defeat to Jordan in the semi-finals of the Asian Cup and revelations about a bust-up between star players. The 59-year-old German former striker, a World Cup winner as a player, was in the post for just under a year. "The KFA has decided to change the national head coach following a comprehensive review," Korea Football Association president Chung […] today16 February, 2024
insert_link Sport India get five-run penalty for Ashwin mid-pitch running India were penalised five runs after the umpire charged batsman Ravichandran Ashwin for running in the middle of the pitch in the third Test against England on Friday. Ashwin was reprimanded by on-field umpire Joel Wilson on the morning of day two in Rajkot and England will start their innings with five for no loss as a result of the offence. Ashwin attempted to argue his case with Wilson, […] today16 February, 2024
insert_link Sport New Zealand win South Africa Test series for first time New Zealand won a Test series against South Africa for the first time with hitting an unbeaten century Friday to steer them to a seven-wicket victory in the second Test. Williamson's unbeaten 133 was at the heart of their 269-3 in the fourth innings of a tight Test in Hamilton to complete a 2-0 series win over the understrength tourists. The Black Caps hadn't beaten the Proteas in 17 […] today16 February, 2024
